My checking account balance is once again black. I tested out my overdraft protection. Yeah, it works.
I could direct my frustration at myself for not planning better or at the Informatics department for spreading two months pay over three months. I am having flashbacks to my research methods in psycholog class. [...]
Archive for August, 2005
Hallelujah
30Aug05Lovely
25Aug05The party today turned out great. I spent most of the night in the kitchen, with Apurva and Elan, toasting up freshly made tortillas and churning out all sorts of tasty things to put in fajitas. The turnout was really great–probably 30-40 people at the peak, and I think a good portion of [...]
Poom
21Aug05It is quiet before the storm.
Hi there, out there.
I saw you dim your your lights, all of you.
I knew you were there, I thought of you.
I made my plans,
executed, expanded, crashed, recovered.
I lost a day.
How many have you set aside?
Mental health demands it.
Video games drive kids CRAZY!
21Aug05A presentation from an American Psychological Association, Violence in Video Games: A Review of the Empirical Research, has been in the news lately. I haven’t seen the article, so these criticisms are based on what I can glean from the APA press release. I apologize if I’ve gotten any facts wrong.
The press release [...]
things; materials goods; junk
20Aug05I have been keeping a list of things which I’d like to purchase in the near future. I am mentioning this because my birthday is about a month away (September 18) and, you know, sometimes people like to know these things.
I’m not sure that my birthday will be met with much fanfare this year, [...]
Ka-chunk
20Aug05So, I went to Europe and spent all of my money, only to be hit with an unexpected pay cut when I got back. As a result I have been earning less than $800 per month for the last couple months. I could live on $800 a month over the summer, but not [...]
Reload… Reload… Reload… Huh.
19Aug05Wow. Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple’s new album, is actually coming out October 4th… sort of.
Foo Camp is this weekend
18Aug05I hope one day I’ve accomplished enough cool stuff to get invited.
I could go to Bar Camp, but the problem isn’t really the lack of invite, it’s that I have not yet completed my Meisterwerk.
Swim meet
18Aug05Today was a good day in the pool. Every time I am walking to the pool, I poke my head in the windows at try to see through corners to detect the presence of other swimmers. Not seeing anyone, I thought I would be able to have an uninhibited workout for the first [...]
His children are safe
17Aug05Vegetable Week continues today with a Buffalo Chicken Salad for lunch.
“Buffalo chicken…” I hear you objecting, “that’s not a vegetable.”
That may be true. But the buffalo chicken is also not one of god’s creatures. It is a mythical creature, and thus fair game for Vegetable Week.
Actually, I deliberately called it Vegetable [...]
